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Current Tuition
and Fees
Generally tuition and
fees change from one year to the next. The following are the
current fees for the 2006 - 2007 academic year.
| Full-time tuition and
fees |
9
credits |
$ 3,811.26 |
| Part-time tuition and
fees |
6
credits |
$ 2,511.42 |
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3
credits |
$ 1,289.34 |
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1
credit |
$
481.28 |
Tuition and fees are
among the lowest in Pennsylvania because the three universities are
part of the State System of Higher Education.
For further information
about specific costs please see the Clarion University
web page.
It is our hope that no
one is denied the opportunity for preparation as a Nurse
Practitioner or a Nurse Educator due to financial need. In
order to help you take advantage of available financial assistance,
we have included information below about aid specifically for Nurse
Practitioner and Nurse Educator students. For more information
about Financial Aid, please visit the Financial Aid web
site. You may also e-mail the
Financial Aid Office at Clarion University.
Advanced Education
Nursing Traineeships
Traineeship funds help support full-time students for the two years
they are in the program and part-time students in the last 12
months of their program. The Clarion, Edinboro and Slippery
Rock Universities Master of Science in Nursing Program has received
funds to disperse to all eligible students in the past and will
apply for these funds yearly. The amount varies from year to
year depending on the amount of the federal award.
National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
Scholarships:
The NHSC Scholarship Program is a
competitive federal progam which awards scholarships to students
pursing primary care health professions training. The
scholarship consists of payment of tuition, fee, other reasonable
educational costs and a monthly support stipend. In return,
the students agree to provide one year of service in the Health
Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) to which they are assigned for
each year or partial year of scholarship support received.
There is a minimum two-year service commitment and a maximum
four-year commitment.
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Primary Health Care Practitioners Loan Repayment
Program:
The Primary Health Care Practitioners Loan repayment Program is a
program designed to improve the recruitment and retention of
primary health care practitioners in underserved areas of
Pennsylvania. A limited number of loan repayment
participation contracts will be signed with participants in return
for service in designated Health Professional Shortage Areas
(HPSAs), and targeted to practitioners located at non-profit
community-based primary care centers. loan repayment benefits
are to be used to repay qualifying health professional educational
loans, and are based on availability of State and Federal
funding.
PHEAA Nursing Loan Forgiveness for Healthier
Futures:
The "Nursing Loan Forgiveness for
Healthier Futures" program is designed to help recruit and retain
qualified nursing students in Pennsylvania that will help you repay
your student loans. By working for a participating Pennsylvania
health care organization, after graduation from an approved nursing
education program, you may receive student loan forgiveness for up
to 25 percent (a maximum of $12,500) of your eligible debt over a
three-year period.
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